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The Island Escape
by Jess Ryder
3.5* rounded up
This story is told in two parts. Every other chapter follows Juno as she explains why her marriage is in trouble and why, instead of dealing with it, she has booked an open ended trip to the Greek island. For the most part, Juno's chapters were a little boring. She gets to the island, seeks out the people who are related to her, hoping they’ll lead her to her father, but not wanting to tell them who she is. She decides to get a job with the family, working as a wedding coordinator at one of their venues. Meanwhile, she is secretly trying to find anyone who remembers her mother and father, hoping to find out what happened all those years ago. Her chapters get a little more exciting towards the end, but I'm not sure I'd call this book a thriller.
In between Juno's chapters, we go back to the summers of 1984 and 1985, when her mother Estelle is in Inios. We follow her as she makes new friends, and then meets the handsome Niko. After a whirlwind romance, she heads home believing it wasn't just a holiday fling, it was the real thing. The following summer, despite Niko telling her not to come back, she returns to the island and things very quickly go south.
The two timelines come together at the end, but I just kept waiting for something more to happen.
The book was well written, and the author did a great job with describing the island. So much so that I felt like I was there.
This story is told in two parts. Every other chapter follows Juno as she explains why her marriage is in trouble and why, instead of dealing with it, she has booked an open ended trip to the Greek island. For the most part, Juno's chapters were a little boring. She gets to the island, seeks out the people who are related to her, hoping they’ll lead her to her father, but not wanting to tell them who she is. She decides to get a job with the family, working as a wedding coordinator at one of their venues. Meanwhile, she is secretly trying to find anyone who remembers her mother and father, hoping to find out what happened all those years ago. Her chapters get a little more exciting towards the end, but I'm not sure I'd call this book a thriller.
In between Juno's chapters, we go back to the summers of 1984 and 1985, when her mother Estelle is in Inios. We follow her as she makes new friends, and then meets the handsome Niko. After a whirlwind romance, she heads home believing it wasn't just a holiday fling, it was the real thing. The following summer, despite Niko telling her not to come back, she returns to the island and things very quickly go south.
The two timelines come together at the end, but I just kept waiting for something more to happen.
The book was well written, and the author did a great job with describing the island. So much so that I felt like I was there.